To convince international financial investors of the high real value of the Euro, the EMU has established rules that must be enforced in both the short and the long run. These rules are explained and the economics behind them criticized in the context of a monetary production economy in which...

This paper by building on the general theory of the monetary circuit, proves that money-as a pure bank credit liability-exists to overcome constraints on required expenditures by firms, household and mainly the State. From this perspective the paper derives the employment function in the modern...

[fre] Sismondi et la théorie du déséquilibre macro-économique . . II est prouvé dans cet article que Sismondi opère une véritable révolution théorique, au sens de Morishima. Dans une première section, est présentée la vision sismondienne du modèle d'équilibre ricardien ; Ricardo...

This book deals with the economic consequences of monetary integration, which has long been dominated by the Optimal Currency Area (OCA) paradigm. In this model, money is perceived as having developed from a private sector cost minimization process to facilitate transactions. Not surprisingly,...

With recent turmoil in financial markets around the world, this unique and up-to-date book addresses a number of challenging issues regarding monetary policy, financial markets and macroeconomic policy.

Money, Distribution and Economic Policy takes issue with the inappropriate treatment of money, effective demand and distribution issues in modern mainstream macroeconomics. It presents contributions which are critical of modern orthodoxy and which explore alternative approaches to macroeconomics...

The current crisis is one of the great crises punctuating the long history of capitalism, and to be properly understood it is vital to take into account its ongoing structural transformation. This book offers plural perspectives on the Great Recession, placing the analysis of finance, class and...

By integrating Richard Koo's general theory of balance sheets and the general monetary circuit approach through a genuine stock flow analysis, I prove that the two financial crises in the eurozone, the banking and the currency crises, were caused by disastrous policy choices of governments...